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Once Upon a Time in the Oued(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-10-19
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72 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
In 1988, Johnny Leclerc, the son of a Norman mother and an Alsatian father, lives in a suburban housing estate with his friends. He behaves like a Muslim, observes Ramadan and wears a djelaba. He's even convinced that his name is Abdelbachir and that he was born in a small village in the bled. When his friend Yacine gets into trouble with a local kaid and decides to return to Algeria for the vacations, he smuggles himself into the Sabri family's luggage to fulfill his dream and finally get to know his "roots". As soon as he arrived on the Algerian coast, Johnny felt right at home. But Yacine is opposed to his father, who wants to arrange his marriage.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Once Upon a Time in the Oued
Top 10 Billed Cast
Julien Courbey
Johnny Leclerc
Sid Ahmed Agoumi
Mohamed Sabri
David Saracino
Yacine Sabri
Karina Testa
Nadia
Marilou Berry
Nadège
Amina Annabi
Relah Sabri
Olivier Baroux
Le vacancier suisse
Eric Judor
Les commerçants
Ramzy Bedia
Les commerçants
Aziz Degga
Un Tonton
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